Project detail

ATHENA - MAGNETIC DIVERTER

Duration: 01.03.2018 — 30.09.2021

Funding resources

Neveřejný sektor - European space agency (Evropská kosmická agentura)
- whole funder

On the project

To design and realise a demonstrator model for the ATHENA magnetic diverter system, and verify performance, manufacturability, and environmental compliance.A magnetic diverter is needed to prevent charged particles entering the ATHENA telescope through the mirror from reaching the focal planes with energies in the measurement band (0.2 - 15 keV). Initial study of the magnetic diverter for ATHENA has resulted in selection of a twin Halbach array located ~1m<>1.6m from the focal planes, composed of high- strength neodymium magnets, totalling ~100 kg in mass.

Keywords
Permanent magnet, Halbach array, proton

Mark

AO/1-9058/17/NL/BW

Default language

English

People responsible

Bačovský Jaromír, Ing., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Badin Viktor, Ing., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Flajšman Lukáš, Ing., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Horák Michal, Ing., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Kalousek Radek, doc. Ing., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Wojewoda Ondřej, Ing., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Zlámal Jakub, Ing., Ph.D. - principal person responsible

Units

Central European Institute of Technology BUT
- responsible department (2017-11-09 - not assigned)
Fabrication and Characteris. of Nanostr.
- co-beneficiary (2018-03-01 - 2019-09-30)

Responsibility: Zlámal Jakub, Ing., Ph.D.